J.G. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Case No. 5D18-3917.

270 So.3d 523 (2019)

J.G., Father of N.S.G.B., a Child Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evelyn Araud , Palm Bay, for Appellant.

Ward L. Metzger , of Children's Legal Services, Jacksonville, and Kelley Schaeffer , of Children's Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Thomasina F. Moore and Joanna Summers Brunell , of Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem Program.


J.G. ("Father"), the natural father of N.S.G.B. ("Child"), appeals the final order terminating his parental rights to Child on the ground of abandonment. Father argues that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to appoint him counsel during a December 28, 2015 arraignment hearing, thereby violating his due process rights; (2) failing to...

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